Median to radial nerve transfer for treatment of radial nerve palsy: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 666-671

  Mackinnon, Susan E ^a   Roque, Brandon ^a   Tung, Thomas H ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Median nerve; Nerve transfer; Radial nerve injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE REGENERATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE PALSY; TENDON TRANSFER;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE TRANSFER; PARALYSIS; RADIAL NERVE;

EID: 34548860646     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS-07/09/0666     Document Type: Article

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